Fund managers oppose dual-class shares plan for Singapore
Move risks damaging the city's stock market and harming the region, they say
Singapore
INTERNATIONAL investors including BlackRock Inc and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan have voiced their concerns about moves to allow dual-class share listings in Singapore, saying that they risk damaging the city's stock market and harming the region.
Dual-class shares will almost certainly prove to be counterproductive for Singapore and "likely trigger a race to the bottom regionally", the Asian Corporate Governance Association, an industry group whose members also include listed companies, as well as insurance and accounting firms, said in a response to Singapore Exchange's (SGX) consultation on the plan.
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